Sports

Athletes of the week Aujero and Rowe breeze past competition at gusty Cal Lutheran Invitational

Rachel Aujero (senior) and Daniel Rowe (sophomore) led the Occidental golf teams to a strong finish at the recent Cal Lutheran Invitational, with the women’s...

Around the horn: Baseball’s new approach drives success

The baseball team is off to a hot start in 2026, sporting a 17-8 overall record and 5-4 SCIAC record as of March 28....

Softball goes 3-1 during Hawaii spring trip

Occidental softball travelled to O'ahu, Hawaii March 9–13, winning three games and losing one. The final four games were cancelled due to rain. The...

Oxy Athletics boosts productivity with FanWord AI

Occidental’s athletics department started utilizing FanWord AI, a leading storytelling AI company, to help recap games and write player bios Aug. 18, 2025. Director of communications Joe...

Men’s basketball reaches new heights in 2026

With January play finished, the Occidental men’s basketball team holds a 15-4 record. Two back-to-back overtime wins at the start of the semester have...

Men’s soccer wins SCIAC, women’s team makes playoffs for first time in four years

The men’s soccer team clinched the SCIAC tournament title with a close at-home 1-0 win over Redlands Nov. 8. Their victorious path to the...

Cross country teams finish strong with All-SCIAC selections, set to compete in NCAA tournament

The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the SCIAC championships in Claremont Nov. 1, with the men’s team placing sixth and the women’s team...

WAC and Detox Ultimate teams throw around and bond at San Diego tournament

Women’s Ultimate Frisbee (WAC) and Men’s Ultimate Frisbee (Detox) played at the Kendra Fallon Memorial Tournament Nov. 1-2 hosted by UCSD in San Diego....

Volleyball makes comeback push after losing two close games and an assistant coach

Occidental women’s volleyball suffered losses in back-to-back games last week, falling to Chapman Oct. 23 and Whittier Oct. 25. The team lost both matches...

Athletics Hall of Fame ’25 inductees celebrate their accomplishments, 71 years in the making

Former athletes Murray Via '54, Reiner Kolodinski ‘81, Rebecca Kopchick Carcamo ‘94, Jacqueline Shimamoto '14 and administrator Olivia Sabins have been inducted into the Occidental...

Amy Seo and Jake Eulenhoefer deliver star performances, named Athletes of the Week

Amy Seo Golfer Amy Seo (first year) finished second individually at the Hollins Cup tournament Oct. 12-14, shooting a six-over 150 over two rounds. Seo also made...

Women’s doubles team makes impressive underdog run at ITA Cup

Doubles partners Greta Nagy (sophomore) and Elina Shalaev (junior) secured a spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup in Rome, Georgia, Oct. 16-19 after placing...